Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 17 January 2022 to Question 89649 on Surgical Mesh Implants: Bristol, if he will make an assessment of the performance of the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service with their service specification; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Scottish Government's contract with Spire Healthcare in Bristol on (a) availability of surgeons and (b) the number of surgical procedures available at the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service.

NHS England assessed the Bristol Mesh Complications Specialist Service to ensure it would be compliant with the specification prior to commencement of service in April 2022. An assessment of compliance will be made through the quality surveillance programme and associated peer review in due course.

We have no plans to make a specific assessment of the Scottish Government’s contract with Spire Healthcare. North Bristol NHS Trust does not make use of facilities at Spire Healthcare to deliver its vaginal mesh removal service.